期刊名称:International Journal of Distributed and Parallel Systems
印刷版ISSN:2229-3957
电子版ISSN:0976-9757
出版年度:2012
卷号:3
期号:5
DOI:10.5121/ijdps.2012.3505
出版社:Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC)
摘要:Wireless sensor networks are harshly restricted by storage capacity, energy and computing power. So it is essential to design effective and energy aware protocol in order to enhance the network lifetime. In this paper, a review on routing protocol in WSNs is carried out which are classified as data-centric, hierarchical and location based depending on the network structure. Then some of the multipath routing protocols which are widely used in WSNs to improve network performance are also discussed. Advantages and disadvantages of each routing algorithm are discussed thereafter. Furthermore, this paper compares and summarizes the performances of routing protocols.